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Monday, March 1, 2010

Russia Expresses "Serious" Concerns with U.S. Missile Shield

Russia said Friday it had "serious questions" regarding U.S. intentions in planning to field ballistic missile interceptors in Romania as part of the Obama administration's broader program for European missile defense, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, Feb. 23).

"We are worried that we find out about important decisions regarding the U.S. missile defense in Europe from the media rather than our official counterparts in Washington or Bucharest," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said to reporters.

Romania announced last month that it was prepared to participate in Washington's revised plan for a European missile shield by hosting U.S. missile interceptors. The Obama administration plan involves installing land- and sea-based interceptors around Europe as protection from potential short- and medium-range missiles fired from Iran.

Read more:http://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/nw_20100301_7715.php